PM's 12-hour session at Gulshan office

FE Team | Published: April 19, 2026 22:39:17

Prime Minister (PM) and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has spent at around 12 hours at his party's Gulshan political office, continuing work until at around 3:00 am on Sunday, as he oversaw key organisational activities and interviewed aspirants for reserved women's seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, reports UNB.
According to PM's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, the BNP office remained active even long after house lights dimmed across the capital, with the nomination process continuing in full swing until late at night.
The interviews of the party aspirants began at 3:00pm on Saturday at the Gulshan office.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Nazrul Islam Khan, Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku, AZM Zahid Hossain and Selima Rahman were present as members of the nomination board.
Candidates from districts under Dhaka, Chattogram, Cumilla, Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions took part in the interviews, which continued till late at night.
Earlier on Friday, aspirants from Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal and Faridpur divisions were interviewed.
Party sources said around 900 nomination forms were submitted out of 1,025 sold.